THE NEXT OLDEST. 
The Syrian Pelican. 
Zoo Notes 
the Superin- 
tendent of the 
Zoo, he told me 
that numbers of 
animals die an- 
nually through 
overfeeding by 
the public with 
unsuitable food. 
ia 
THE fine Indian 
rhinoceros in 
the Hlephant 
House is the 
oldest inhabi- 
tant at the Zoo, 
haying been presented to the 
oe Jim,’’ 1 
the Oldest ®04, 
Animal 
at the Zoo. 
Society in 1864, 
considering 
that it weighs 
several tons, 1s 
For over thirty- 
White four 
Pelican, years 
Syria. i Th a 
beautiful bird 
has been a 
captive at the 
Zoo, yet up to 
the present not 
any of the 
officials at the 
Gardens have 
determined its 
sex. Be that as 
it may, it is 
certainly one 
of the best 
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THE SECRETARY VULTURE. 
(Serpentarius Secretrius.) 
specimens of its kind, and does 
great credit to its keeper. 
Pelicans are the largest of the 
swimming birds, and in India 
remarkably straight on its feet. 
Contrary to popular belief, the 
skin of these animals is not 
bullet proof, in fact, it can be 
easily pared with a knife. There 
are five species of rhinoceroses 
—three Oriental and two Afi- 
can. The Rhinoceros Unicornis, 
though known to the Ancients, 
was seen for the first time by 
Europeans in 1513, when one 
was sent from India to the King 
BATELEUR EAGLE. 
The new arrival. 
they are found in enormous 
flocks, and authorities say they 
have seen miles of them. The 
careful manner with which they 
preen thei breast feathers has 
given rise to an erroneous idea 
that these birds feed their 
young with the blood from 
their own breasts, and the fact 
that the tip of the pelican’s 
bill is orange red in colour 
strengthened the belief. It is 
very amusing to watch these 
of Portugal. 
BATELEUR EAGLE. 
The old bird that died. 
In their wild state 
they display 
considerable 
ferocity when 
provoked, and, 
although appar- 
ently clumsy, 
can, when neces- 
sary, run with 
great swiftness. 
“Jim,” who 
is in perfect 
health, gives 
every indication 
of lying another 
thirty-eight 
years at the Zoo. 
birds when the keeper enters 
the enclosure. 
They know 
perfectly well if 
he 1s accom- 
panied by any- 
one that there 
is “something 
on”; and when 
he opens the 
gate which shuts 
them off from 
the pond, they 
file in and wait 
patiently until 
he has thrown 
some fish into 
GARDEN’S NIGHT HERON. 
Also called Dark Night Herons. 
